Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - An Amherst woman has pleaded guilty to five counts of menacing in connection with an incident that led to an officer-involved shooting last year.
27-year-old Tonisha Green admitted to displaying a knife to a person in an apartment on Durham Drive on Oct. 27. Amherst Police returned to Durham Drive the next day to follow up on the incident.
An Amherst Police officer arrived on scene and was confronted by Green, who was armed with a knife. She ignored commands by police to put down the knife and made repeated threats to kill the officers. This went on for several hours, and at one point, Green lunged toward the officer with the knife, prompting an officer to discharge his firearm.
Green was wounded in the incident, but survived.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office investigated and determined the actions of the officer was legally justified. The members of the Amherst Police Department involved in this incident reasonably believed they were facing deadly physical force.
Green faces a maximum of seven years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026.
She continues to be released under the supervision of the Probation Department.
An Amherst police officer shot Tonisha Green after she lunged at officers with a knife
An Amherst police officer shot Tonisha Green after she lunged at officers with a knife
